The '''Baggins''' family is a remarkable and rich [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] family.

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The '''Baggins Family''' were a remarkable and rich [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] family from [[The Shire]] which included two [[Ringbearer]]s: [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]].

==History==

==History==

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The Baggins family lived in [[the Shire]], mostly in or near the town of [[Hobbiton]]. They were seen as respectable until [[Bilbo Baggins]] set out on the quest for [[Erebor]] with [[Gandalf]] the Grey and twelve [[Dwarves]]: when he returned he was seen as odd or queer, but also extremely rich.

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The Baggins clan traced their origin to the first recorded Baggins, one ''Balbo Baggins'', who was born in or near Hobbiton in {{SR|1167}}.

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Bilbo adopted his "nephew" [[Frodo Baggins]], who inherited the ''[[smial]]'' of [[Bag End]] after Bilbo left. Frodo himself was involved in the quest of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', which ended the [[War of the Ring]].

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The Baggins family lived all around in [[the Shire]], mostly in or near the town of [[Hobbiton]]. They were seen as well to do and respectable, but those with [[Took]] blood were more adventurous. A notable example was [[Bilbo Baggins]] who set out on the quest for [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]] with [[Gandalf]] the Grey and twelve [[Dwarves]]: when he returned he was seen as odd or queer, but also extremely rich.

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The Baggins clan traced their origin to the first recorded Baggins, one ''Balbo Baggins'', who was born in or near Hobbiton in [[Third Age 2767|1167]] of the [[Shire Reckoning]].

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Bilbo adopted his "nephew" [[Frodo Baggins]], who inherited the ''[[smial]]'' of [[Bag End]] after Bilbo left. Frodo himself was involved in the quest which ended the [[War of the Ring]].

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After Bilbo and Frodo left the only recorded Bagginses are the descendants of Bilbo's great-nephew ''[[Posco Baggins]]'', although many other descendants of Balbo Baggins are also recorded, under the ''[[Sackville-Baggins Family|Sackville-Bagginses]]'', the ''[[Chubb-Baggins Family|Chubb-Bagginses]]'', as well as [[Peregrin Took]] and [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] (through various interfamiliary marriages).

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After Bilbo and Frodo left the only recorded Bagginses are the descendants of Bilbo's great-nephew ''[[Posco Baggins]]'', although many other descendants of Balbo Baggins are also recorded, under the ''[[Sackville-Baggins Family|Sackville-Bagginses]]'', as well as [[Peregrin Took]] and [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] (through various interfamiliary marriages).

==Etymology==

==Etymology==

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The name Baggins is a translation in English of the actual [[Westron]] name ''[[Labingi]]'', which was believed to be related to the Westron word ''[[laban]]'', "bag". The name is associated with '''[[Bag End]]'''.<ref name="Nomen">[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], "[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings]]" in [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (eds), ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]'', p. 753</ref>

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The name Baggins is a translation in English of the actual [[Westron]] name ''[[Labingi]]'', which was believed to be related to the Westron word ''[[laban]]'', "bag". The name is associated with '''[[Bag End]]'''.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 753</ref>

The name Baggins is translated in most translations of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', often keeping the "bag" or "sack" meaning:

The name Baggins is translated in most translations of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', often keeping the "bag" or "sack" meaning:

*In the German translation the family name is Beutlin

*In the German translation the family name is Beutlin

*In the Dutch translation it is Balings

*In the Dutch translation it is Balings

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*In the French translation it is Sacquet

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*In the French translation it is Sacquet in most books, but Bessac in the new ''Hobbit'' translation

*In the Norwegian translation it is Lommelun

*In the Norwegian translation it is Lommelun

*In the Finnish translation it is Reppuli

*In the Finnish translation it is Reppuli

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==Inspirations==

==Inspirations==

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{{quote|Intended to recall bag — cf. Bilbo’s conversation with Smaug in The H. [Chapter 12] — and meant to be associated (by hobbits) with Bag End...|[[Nomenclature]]}}

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{{quote|Intended to recall bag — cf. Bilbo’s conversation with Smaug in The H. [Chapter 12] — and meant to be associated (by hobbits) with Bag End...|[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|''Nomenclature'']]}}

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History

The Baggins clan traced their origin to the first recorded Baggins, one Balbo Baggins, who was born in or near Hobbiton in S.R.1167.

The Baggins family lived all around in the Shire, mostly in or near the town of Hobbiton. They were seen as well to do and respectable, but those with Took blood were more adventurous. A notable example was Bilbo Baggins who set out on the quest for Erebor with Gandalf the Grey and twelve Dwarves: when he returned he was seen as odd or queer, but also extremely rich.

Inspirations

Genealogy

Family Tree of the Baggins of Hobbiton

Showing the prominent members of the Baggins clan.[2] The figures after the names are those of birth (and death where that is recorded). A dashed line indicates marriage, or when extended vertically, indicates a line of descent with one or more generations not shown. Names in italics signify those who attended Bilbo's Farewell Party on 22 SeptemberS.R.1401. Names in parentheses represent significant hobbits related to the Baggins.